Paid on units, not headcount
Manpower CPU is paid on units processed — right-size your team and keep the savings.
Franchisee Partner Opportunity
Become a Zepto Franchisee Partner
Run the store. Own the upside.
An introduction to the Cost Per Unit (CPU) payout model — how efficient, high-performing partners grow their monthly earnings.
One full payout cycle · Mumbai · illustrative
₹0
OPD 2,300 · 31 days · U2O 4.6 · multiplier 1.08 + reimbursements
- Manpower payout
- ₹3,51,438
- Earning payout
- ₹1,65,773
- Performance uplift
- +₹41,377
- Reimbursements + Opex
- ₹54,000
Illustrative only — actual Manpower CPU rate, OPD slab, KPI scores and reimbursements vary by site, city and month.
- 1,100+
- Dark stores operated across India
- 70+
- Cities served under the Zepto network
- 10 min
- Delivery standard that shapes daily order volume
- 2,200+
- Highest OPD per store in quick-commerce
As a Franchisee Partner, you run first-mile fulfilment for your site — hiring and managing manpower, hitting service targets, and earning through a transparent, formula-driven payout: the CPU Model.
How you earn
The CPU Payout Model
One transparent formula drives every monthly payout — the same formula for every partner, every site.
What is CPU? CPU means Cost Per Unit — the rate you are paid for every order (unit) processed at your store. You earn on two CPUs together: a Manpower CPU for running fulfilment efficiently, and an Earning CPU that grows with your order volume. There is no fixed salary — you are paid on what your store actually delivers.
Manpower CPU
+Earning CPU
×Performance Multiplier
+Reimbursements
=Your Monthly Payout
The Performance Multiplier applies once — to the combined Manpower CPU + Earning CPU — not separately to each component.
Earn more as you scale
Earning CPU is slab-based: higher sustained OPD & units unlocks greater total monthly earnings.
Performance pays
Hit your SLA targets and your multiplier can lift the entire payout by up to 20%.
Two Revenue Streams, One Payout
Every outbound unit processed at your site earns on two components.
Manpower CPU
- Covers the associate cost to process one unit delivered from your store.
- Paid on actual units processed — not on how many people you deploy.
- Deploy your team efficiently while holding SLAs, and the savings stay with you.
- SI, HK, SG & CC paid separately with a fixed budget for the city.
Earning CPU
- A slab-based rate tied to your site's Monthly OPD (Orders Per Day).
- Per-unit rate steps down as OPD rises — but total monthly units, and total earnings, step up.
- Rewards partners who sustain higher, consistent order volume.
Per-unit rates change by OPD slab
Earning & Manpower CPU: Slab-Based Rates
Monthly OPDPartner Earning CPU
- Up to 999₹1.00 / unit
- 1,000 – 1,999₹0.75 / unit
- 2,000 – 2,499₹0.70 / unit
- 2,500 – 3,499₹0.60 / unit
- 3,500 – 4,999₹0.55 / unit
- Above 5,000₹0.50 / unit
| City | Below 1,500 | 1,500 – 2,500 | Above 2,500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | ₹1.54 | ₹1.59 | ₹1.64 |
| Pune | ₹1.31 | ₹1.35 | ₹1.40 |
| Ahmedabad | ₹1.28 | ₹1.32 | ₹1.37 |
| Nagpur | ₹1.23 | ₹1.27 | ₹1.31 |
| Nashik | ₹1.23 | ₹1.27 | ₹1.31 |
| Surat | ₹1.06 | ₹1.09 | ₹1.12 |
| Indore | ₹1.02 | ₹1.04 | ₹1.08 |
| Vadodara | ₹0.98 | ₹1.01 | ₹1.05 |
| Rajkot | ₹0.96 | ₹0.98 | ₹1.01 |
Manpower CPU shown for representative cities · ₹ per unit.
Build your multiplier — up to 1.20×
The weighted performance multiplier applies once to your combined CPU earnings — strong SLA performance can lift your entire payout by 20%.
40%
FM80P
Time to process 1 outbound order in store (picking + packing)
30%
DH Defects
Dispatch hub quality — fewer defects, higher score
20%
D2S 90P
Dock-to-stock speed — how fast inbound stock is put away
10%
Task Completion
Assigned operational tasks completed on time
Multiplier range
0.80×
0.90×
1.00×
1.10×
1.20×
Demand across the basket
What a Zepto store fulfils
Quick-commerce demand spans everyday essentials to electronics — every category a partner's store processes contributes to order volume, and to CPU earnings.
Model it yourself
Estimate your monthly payout
Set your city, order volume and performance to see how the CPU model builds your payout — each step shows the exact rate and slab that applied.
City
Estimated monthly payout
₹7,59,089
₹24,487 per day · Mumbai · 1,000–1,999 OPD
- Manpower CPU
- ₹4,43,610
- Earning CPU
- ₹2,09,250
- Performance uplift
- ₹52,229
- Reimbursements
- ₹54,000
11,800 orders/day × 31 days × 5.0 U2O = 2,79,000 units
22,79,000 × ₹1.59 manpower CPU (Mumbai, 1,500 – 2,500) = ₹4,43,610
32,79,000 × ₹0.75 earning CPU (1,000–1,999 OPD) = ₹2,09,250
4(₹6,52,860 × 1.08) + ₹54,000 = ₹7,59,089
Illustrative estimate. Actual CPU rates, OPD slabs, KPI scores and reimbursements vary by site, city and month, and are governed by the official CPU SOP.
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Worked Example — One Full Payout Cycle
A Mumbai store at OPD 2,300 in a 31-day month, with U2O 4.6 and strong SLA scores.
Monthly units
2,21,030
OPD 2,300 × 31 days × U2O 4.6
Manpower payout
₹3,51,438
@ ₹1.56 / unit
Earning payout
₹1,65,773
@ ₹0.70 / unit
Total CPU earnings
₹5,17,210
Manpower + Earning
× Multiplier 1.08
+₹41,377
Strong SLA performance
+ Reimbursements
₹5,58,587
Fixed Opex + city support
Illustrative only — actual Manpower CPU rate, OPD slab, KPI scores and reimbursements vary by site, city and month.
Your Earning Potential Scales With You
Estimated monthly payout by site OPD and performance band (illustrative, 31-day month, U2O 4.6).
| Performance band | OPD 2,300 | OPD 2,700 | OPD 3,200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs Improvement (0.89×) | ₹6,59,699 | ₹7,40,162 | ₹8,77,229 |
| Good (1.00×) | ₹7,41,235 | ₹8,31,643 | ₹9,85,651 |
| Strong (1.10×) | ₹8,15,359 | ₹9,14,807 | ₹10,84,216 |
| Excellent (1.18×) | ₹8,74,657 | ₹9,81,339 | ₹11,63,068 |
| Outstanding (1.20×) | ₹8,89,482 | ₹9,97,972 | ₹11,82,781 |
Savings from efficient manpower deployment stay entirely with you — on top of these figures.
Built-in safety net
Two layers of protection under every payout
Minimum Guarantee (Min G)
A floor under your base payout, so your earnings don't fall below a guaranteed threshold.
- Manpower — Demand Attainment ≥ 95%Paid on actual planned units honoured
- Manpower — Demand Attainment < 95%Paid on 95% of planned units
- Earning — U2O ≥ 4.5Paid on actual U2O for the month
- Earning — U2O < 4.5Paid on a floor of 4.5 U2O
Additional Reimbursements
Paid on top of CPU earnings, as per your site's agreed commercial terms.
- Shift Incharge (SI)
- Housekeeping (HK)
- Security Guard (SG)
- Cycle Count (CC)
- Loaders
+ Fixed Opex: ₹54,000 / month
Three Levers to Grow Your Earnings
The CPU model rewards the fundamentals every good site operator already focuses on.
Zero Order Loss
Protecting every order keeps units processed — and earning potential — at its maximum.
Better SLA Performance
Improve FM80P, reduce DH Defects, hit D2S90P, and complete tasks on time to lift your multiplier toward 1.20×.
Efficient Manpower Management
Manpower CPU is paid on units processed, not headcount — right-size your team and keep the savings.
Why Franchisee Partners Choose Zepto
Savings stay with you
Efficient manpower planning directly increases your take-home — the company doesn't claw back savings.
No manpower reimbursement ceiling risk
Since payout is tied to units processed, your earnings aren't capped by a fixed headcount budget.
Transparent, formula-driven payouts
The same published formula, rates and multiplier tables apply to every partner, every month.
Rates shared in advance
OPD plans and CPU rates are communicated fortnightly, so you can plan manpower ahead of time.
Dedicated support
A Key Account Manager is your single point of contact for payouts, data access and commercial queries.
Steady reimbursement support
SI, HK, SG, CC, Loaders and a fixed monthly Opex continue on top of your CPU earnings.
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The CPU model rewards efficiency, SLA discipline and volume — with a transparent formula and reimbursement support behind you.
Figures shown are illustrative examples. Actual CPU rates, OPD slabs and reimbursements are governed by the official Franchisee Partner CPU SOP and vary by city, site and month.